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(san′ə tīz′)

transitive verb sanitized, sanitizing

to make sanitary, as by sterilizing
to free from anything considered undesirable, damaging, etc.

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sanitizer noun

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transitive verb san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing, san·i·tiz·es

To make sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting.
To make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or offensive features from: sanitized the language in adapting the novel for television.

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sanˌi·ti·zaˈtion (-tĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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